Carrying My Senior's Coffin (GL) - Chapter 10

The curses continued pouring from the small black phone.

Even though the audio quality was muffled and unclear, it could not conceal the malice and hatred in the speaker’s voice.

The class adviser could hardly believe that the person on the other end, spewing such filthy abuse, was Nancy—the sweet and gentle girl she remembered.

Were they really the same person?

But this was unmistakably Nancy’s voice.

“Nancy! Shut your mouth!”

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the class adviser exploded in rage.

Nancy apparently had not expected someone else to be there and fell silent for a moment.

“Listen to the things you’re saying! You’re a young woman, yet you’re cursing someone to die a horrible death. How did you become like this? This is outrageous!”

A scornful laugh came through the phone, filled with undisguised contempt and disdain.

Yet Nancy’s next words were spoken as though she were the innocent one.

“Teacher, don’t let her deceive you. I’m the real victim. The reason I became like this is entirely because of Fang Yiyi. She did this to me.”

She was lying through her teeth.

The class adviser was furious.

She gritted her teeth and said, “Nancy! Do you take me for an idiot?”

“Pfft…”

Nancy laughed outright.

She sounded as though she had two different personalities. In the next instant, she deliberately adopted a pretentious, affected tone.

“Oh, Teacher, how could you think that? I’m already in this state. Do I really need to lie to you?”

“…”

The class adviser’s face turned from dark with anger to almost green.

“Nancy, you’ve gone too far!”

Upon hearing that, Nancy stopped pretending.

Her expression seemed to change in an instant, and her voice returned to the vicious, malicious tone she had used when the call first connected.

“Teacher, Fang Yiyi is the one who went too far. She’s a bastard with no father or mother, born to bring disaster to others. She cursed her parents to death when she was young—”

“Shut up!”

Unable to tolerate another word, the class adviser cut her off and snatched the phone directly from Fang Yiyi’s hand.

“Nancy, close your mouth! If I hadn’t witnessed this myself, I would never have believed that such a vicious student—one who insults and abuses her classmates and engages in school bullying—had been taught under my supervision!”

“You have disappointed me beyond words.”

With that, she ended the call.

The class adviser was breathing heavily from anger.

Only then did she remember that the phone in her hand belonged to Fang Yiyi.

She returned it to her.

“Student Fang Yiyi, I’m sorry. I took it upon myself to hang up your call.”

Fang Yiyi pressed her lips together.

The fear in her eyes had not yet faded. She stared at the adviser in confusion, like a small dog that had been beaten so often it had become frightened of everything.

No matter how one looked at her, she seemed pitiful.

After being bullied for more than a semester, even if Fang Yiyi believed she did not care, obedience and servility had already quietly taken root within her.

They influenced every movement she made without her realizing it.

“Ah…”

The class adviser sighed.

Unable to stop herself, she raised a hand and gently rubbed Fang Yiyi’s head.

Her voice softened.

“I’m sorry. I only knew that you were introverted. I didn’t know they had been bullying you this badly.”

“I failed to notice what was happening, and I owe you an apology.”

“Nancy’s withdrawal from school is the result of her own actions. You don’t need to care about her, and you must not take her words to heart.”

“You have a long future ahead of you. Don’t let temporary difficulties trap you, understand?”

Fang Yiyi shook her head.

“No, Teacher. You don’t need to apologize. It wasn’t your fault. It was mine.”

Seeing how obedient Fang Yiyi was, the class adviser’s heart softened completely.

Even her tone grew gentler.

“Then get yourself ready. I’ll bring the police officers up here.”

“Don’t be nervous. Just tell them exactly what happened.”

As though worried Fang Yiyi might still be afraid, she added, “The disciplinary decisions for Youlan, Manman, and the others have already been issued. They simply haven’t been announced yet.”

“Their outcomes will be similar to Nancy’s. They won’t appear at the university again, so you don’t need to worry about them taking revenge.”

Fang Yiyi’s eyes widened.

“Really?”

She sounded pleasantly surprised.

She had assumed the matter would drag on for several more days. She had not expected it to be handled so quickly.

As expected of one of the top three universities in the country. Their efficiency was remarkable.

The class adviser noticed every change in Fang Yiyi’s expression and could not help laughing softly.

“It’s true. Had you known how to report them earlier, they would have been punished a long time ago.”

Though, of course, the punishment would not have been this severe.

“Ah…”

Fang Yiyi was left speechless.

She could spend three minutes struggling without producing a single sentence. She was clearly honest to the point of helplessness.

The adviser did not expect her to do much.

“Get ready. I’ll be back shortly.”

After saying that, she pushed open the door and left.

Pulled by the spring lock, the door slammed shut with a bang.

Li Ting appeared in midair.

The first thing she did was mock Fang Yiyi.

“I already thought you were fairly useless before, but I never imagined you could single-handedly redefine the word ‘useless’ again and again.”

“You truly are something else.”

Fang Yiyi lowered her head and obediently admitted her mistake.

“I’m sorry.”

Li Ting looked surprised.

“Why are you apologizing to me? Did you do something wrong to me?”

Fang Yiyi blinked and thought about it.

“It seems like I didn’t.”

“…”

Li Ting moved closer.

Her slender, jade-white finger tapped Fang Yiyi’s forehead repeatedly, making her head jerk back with every poke.

“You weren’t as afraid of me as other people, so I thought you were brave.”

“It seems I was mistaken.”

“You’re actually the kind of person anyone can bully.”

Anyone.

Can.

Bully.

Her four words struck Fang Yiyi heavily.

She instinctively protested, “I’m not!”

“Heh.”

Li Ting neither agreed nor disagreed.

“You still retain a tiny amount of ridiculous pride, but compared to your cowardice, it’s insignificant.”

She made a small gesture with her fingers.

“One casual sentence is enough to suppress it.”

Li Ting’s words were blunt and hurtful.

But Fang Yiyi was so accustomed to being bullied that not only did she fail to become angry, she even analyzed herself and decided Li Ting made a great deal of sense.

She vaguely felt as though something had finally become clear.

Grasping that feeling, she followed the thought further.

“You’re right.”

“What did you say?”

Fang Yiyi carefully considered her words.

“Before, I always believed that nothing mattered. I thought it was fine no matter what happened, so I simply let them bully me.”

“But to put it plainly, I was just too weak and didn’t know how to resist.”

“That was why I kept convincing myself that I didn’t care about such things. I created the illusion that I had greater priorities, just so I could numb myself and escape from reality.”

“…Mm. And then?”

Fang Yiyi looked at her.

Her eyes were bright and shining. The handprint that had not yet faded from her face appeared even more obvious.

“Senior, could you help me?”

Li Ting stared at her.

“?”

“Teach me how to argue back.”

“The teacher will bring the police officers up soon. Senior, teach me what I should say.”

“What should I say so I can kick them while they’re down and make sure they receive an even harsher punishment?”

“Kick them while they’re down?”

Li Ting was stunned by her choice of words.

“No, no.”

Fang Yiyi thought about it.

“I mean, make sure they receive the punishment they deserve.”

“The punishment they deserve?”

When Li Ting had been alive, no one had dared provoke her.

She had never had friends with a personality like Fang Yiyi’s either.

After death, she had become a ghost who dominated her territory alone.

To Li Ting, Fang Yiyi was truly a rare sight, even after being dead for so long.

And after spending a long time as a ghost, Li Ting’s personality had become more extreme than it had been when she was alive.

She could not help asking, “Shouldn’t you call it revenge?”

“Oh.”

Fang Yiyi nodded with an expression that clearly said she had learned something new.

“Right. Revenge.”

“I think you should forget it.”

Li Ting mercilessly poured cold water over her enthusiasm, her mouth like a poisoned blade.

“Nancy cursed you like that just now, and even with your teacher supporting you, you couldn’t answer back.”

“A pushover is still a pushover. At most, it can rot. It won’t turn into a fossil.”

Yet Fang Yiyi seemed immune to every blade and poison.

“I wanted to respond, but I didn’t know what to say.”

“My mind just went completely blank. I don’t know why.”

“I was clearly furious, but it felt as though something had sealed my mouth. I couldn’t say a single word.”

She reflected on herself with frustration.

“I really am useless.”

Li Ting agreed.

“At least you possess some self-awareness. You are indeed useless.”

“That’s why I’m asking you to help me, all right?”

“It would be one thing if they only insulted me, but they insulted my parents. I can’t forgive that.”

“Please.”

Fang Yiyi pressed her palms together and bowed devoutly.

Li Ting laughed.

“I’m a ghost. I consume your essence. I’ll take your life, and I might kill you.”

“Are you stupid? You’re asking your own murderer for help?”

Fang Yiyi bit her lower lip, her face filled with pleading.

“I am stupid. Otherwise, why would I have no friends and allow myself to be bullied this badly?”

“I know you’ll kill me. I-I’m willing.”

“I won’t live very long anyway.”

“Before I die, could you fulfill this one wish for me?”

“Please…”

She caught hold of the hem of Li Ting’s bright red dress and gently shook it.

“You really are…”

Li Ting suddenly developed a headache when she realized that Fang Yiyi could touch her through sheer force of will.

She could not help feeling troubled.

Fang Yiyi did not notice.

She had only acted instinctively because she was afraid Li Ting would refuse.

She continued, “What else do you like? I can burn offerings for you.”

“Do you have a grave? I can send you a funeral wreath.”

Li Ting glared at her.

“Who wants your funeral wreath?!”

“Then how about this?”

Fang Yiyi was suddenly struck by inspiration.

“You like absorbing essence, right?”

“Then what kind of positions do you like? I’ll buy access to some online videos and learn from them!”

Li Ting stared at her.

“…?”

Li Ting’s eyes widened.

“!!!”

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Fang Yiyi is a pitiful girl with no parents. She was exploited and bullied by her vicious relatives until she became terrified of resisting. Every day, people told her things like, “You’re useless.”

Someone else in her situation might already have developed depression and taken her own life, so in truth, she is already very strong.

The living Li Ting would have felt sorry for her.

But Li Ting is dead now, so she only thinks Fang Yiyi is useless. (:з」∠)

P.S. Fang Yiyi is a good student.